American Jews shouldn’t fret too much at this year’s awkward overlap of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. Sure, it may require some culinary dexterity at Thanksgiving dinner. But thematically, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving are an even more perfect fit than Hanukkah and Christmas. This year’s confluence is a once-in-about-2,000-lifetimes experience. Hanukkah and Thanksgiving on the same day last…
As the internet becomes flooded with Thanksgivukkah recipes, I become flooded with the fear of having to plan a menu. Challah stuffing or sufganiyot stuffing? Sweet potato latkes or Brussels sprout latkes? And, should I really deep fry the turkey? There’s a lot of pressure knowing that we only get one shot at celebrating Thanksgivukkah,…
Even if you love turkey dinner and a deep-fried glazed doughnut, the thought of the combining the two may not have occurred to you. But, in the age of the cronut and bacon-flavored everything, of course the rare overlap between Thanksgiving and Hanukkah could not leave the pastry world unmarred. In honor of the holiday,…
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When sisters Sharon and Adeena started baking Thanksgiving pies five years ago to raise money for ovarian cancer (which claimed the lives of their mother and grandmother) they never imagined they would raise over $100,000. But with a cadre of committed volunteers holding bake sales in 10 cities around the country, plus Toronto and Jerusalem…
The culinary miracle that is Thanksgivukkah is only with us for a brief window of time before slipping away for another 70,000 years — so this holiday season, you can pretty much throw your diet out the window. To celebrate this winning combination of pumpkin and turkey and latkes and gelt, Food 52 challenged Serious Eats…
Hanukkah and Thanksgiving occur at the same time this year. This won’t happen again for another 79,043 years, according to calculations by Jonathan Mizrahi, a quantum physicist at the Sandia National Laboratories. Many are asking what the connection is between these two holidays. Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert even did a spoof on it. On a…
He may not be able to spell it, but Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is on board with Thanksgivukkah. He promised to proclaim Nov. 28 “Thanksgivukkah Day” in the city. Menino made the vow to JewishBoston.com, which hit Boston’s streets to quiz locals about Thanksgivukkah. While many in the Pilgrims’ home state were ignorant about this…
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